I used Hardy Weinberg to simulate Evolution - You can too!

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This video breaks down Hardy Weinberg, including the core equations p+q=1 and p2+2pq+q2 = 1. I also cover how we use Hardy Weinberg in Evolutionary biology and why its so often taught incorrectly.
This is the first video in a series where I build an evolution simulator in JavaScript. during my Masters, my data didn't make sense until I visualized it. thats why I decided to build an evolution simulator for an intro to evolution course I'm developing. Through this series we'll explain different evolutionary concepts as we implement new features into the simulator.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - What's in this video
00:56 - What is Hardy Weinberg?
01:14 - What are the assumptions of a population under Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium?
02:06 - Why is Hardy Weinberg important for Evolutionary Biology?
02:59 - Hardy Weinberg is a Null Hypothesis for Evolution
03:23 - The 2 Equations That Describe Hardy Weinberg
03:50 - What is p+q =1?
04:24 - How to calculate allele frequencies
05:57 - QUESTION: What is the expected allele frequency in the next generation?
07:08 - Hardy Weinberg is what we EXPECT to see
07:46 - p^2+2pq+q^2=1 explained
09:50 - Using FOIL to get p^2+2pq+q^2 from p+q
12:04 - How are we simulating a population under Hardy Weinberg?
13:01 - Is simulating evolution really that simple?
14:35 - What are we covering next?
14:59 - How we can use population size to simulate drift
15:19 - Looking at Natural Selection with Hardy Weinberg
15:40 - Why am I building an Evolution Simulator in the first place?
16:34 - What features will the simulator include?
17:05 - Why did I start this series?